In the blink of an eye, the Cao boats in the Jiangsu area collected grain and transported rice along the way, and they had to go to the Yamen of the Huai'an Caoyun Governor before the first day of the fifth month to inspect the grain, so that they could go north, and they would be convicted if they missed the deadline.

Qi Qiang rushed before the boat, took Qi Suniang from the Cao River down the river, to the Yangtze River, the confluence of the Cao River in Deyangzhou, Shangguazhou, Yizheng two ports, from the most hand-picked shipment of tea and tooth dealers, saliva Pi Lai face at the price of five dollars of tea and one tael of silver to buy eight hundred taels of silver on the good Longjing tea.

Qi Qiang was wearing a short black robe, a red scarf tied around his waist, and a black oil braid around his neck, looking like he was on the bow of the boat.

Liu Yangui let Qi Qiang pull it, and said with a smile: "Look at you like this, what I don't know is that you are a sloppy person, and you don't restrain yourself." He looked at Qi Su Niang, who was quietly following Qi Qiang, and said strangely: "When did you have such a good girl?" It's not the same thing with you. ”

Qi Su Niang was a little worried, listening to Liu Yangui's words, she was very familiar with Qi Qiang, and breathed a sigh of relief, Qi Qiang raised one leg, saw and sat on the bench, and said with a smile while shouting to serve wine and food: "The rich man is distressed about your tea, I can say it first, this is my sister-in-law's dowry, don't earn ten times, a hundred times, this matter is not over." ”

Liu Yangui glared at him, "Whose boat did you kid order?" There must be no need to pay for shipping, the norm, this back to Tongzhou is seven or eight times the profit, how much more to earn? ”

Qi Qiang laughed, as if he didn't care, Liu Yangui looked dissatisfied, looked at Qi Su Niang, and persuaded: "It's almost collected, why bother to transport it to the capital?" Where will you take advantage of the business of those nobles? ”

Qi Su Niang was stunned when she heard this, Qi Qiang saluted Liu Yangui with a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's my rule to not conform to the official family, and I still have to turn around in the middle." Liu Yangui was a little relieved, not wanting to snub Qi Su Niang, so he turned his head and smiled: "Sister of the Qi family, is you already engaged?" Don't forget to ask your brother to have a cup of wine when you leave the cabinet. ”

Before Qi Su Niang could answer, Qi Qiang snorted and said, "Isn't it filial piety?" I haven't had a tea ceremony yet, and I haven't inserted hairpins, so I'm showing my sister-in-law. ”

Liu Yangui was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "Didn't I hear that I ordered Huaixu Dao-" In a blink of an eye, he seemed to realize again, nodded and said: "Yes, we are Bai Ding in the end," sighed.

Qi Qiang smiled: "What are you sighing for?" Your second brother in the next room is already a Wuju person, isn't your second brother reading? In the future, there will always be a time when you will be an old man. ”

Liu Yangui sighed: "You don't know him? My father and mother are used to it, I know half a basket of big words, and I am not good at business on weekdays, if I am not there, who can he rely on? As he spoke, he glanced at Qi Qiang out of the corner of his eye.

Qi Qiang poured a large bowl of Jinhua wine, wiped the wine stains on the back of his mouth, and said, "It's only a thousand taels to donate a show, but you can't do it." For the sake of our friendship, if you go astray, five hundred taels, I will find someone to test for you. If he is more competitive, the township test in Yangzhou Mansion may not be able to plan one or two in the future. Liu Yangui was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly toasted: "But after that, I thought that I could rely on you from a martial arts background, but now I can find a way to take the literary test?" You have really been in the past two years-" Stretched out his hand and patted Qi Qiang's shoulder, and said: "I know that you will only have some sour writing, that is, if you don't take the literary test, you will also seek a martial arts position, it is a pity that you have a martial arts in vain." ”

Qi Qiang was silent for a long time, shook his head and said: "Now it's okay to mix some oil and water in the outer circle, if you really go in, it will be a bad thing for me to have no foundation." ”

Qi Su Niang saw Qi Qiang's methods along the way, and couldn't help but wonder, the Qi family couldn't even hand over Ding Yin, but Qi Qiang now seems to have great powers, full of tricks, and said that he would not be connected with the official family, where can these official affairs avoid some dealings? Although Qi Qiang is a popular character, if he doesn't have some ability, where can these Cao gang leaders and wealthy businessmen look up to him? But I don't know what he depends on.

Qi Su Niang knew that Qi Qiang's things were not the right way, so she wanted to find an opportunity to persuade her, but now she was afraid of being in a hurry, but she was prone to misunderstanding, so she silently followed Qi Qiang and let him handle it. She saw that Liu Yangui wanted to invite Qi Qiang to drink flower wine, so she had to tell him to go back to the inn earlier.

As the sky darkens, the night breeze blows in through the window, bringing coolness and moisture. Qi Su Niang came with the lamp in her hand and sat alone in the guest room. She took out eight letters from the bedside box. Seven of them had been read by her repeatedly, and she could almost recite every word of the letters, and the remaining one had been received before she left home and had not yet been opened.

Qi Su Niang slowly stretched out her hand, and her fingertips slowly swiped over the yellow brown paper envelope, even if she didn't need to look at it, she also knew that inside the envelope, there were thick four-page letters folded as usual. The letter paper is no longer the Jiangxi Jiaji paper he was accustomed to before he became an official, but the two-ball official paper dedicated to the yamen, the bottom surface is flat and white, and the red grid line is bright red and dazzling, which is much better than Jiangxi Jiaji paper......

The room was quiet, and there was no sound. Qi Su Niang's fingers moved little by little on the mouth of the envelope without a slit, and the river wind blowing in from the window brought the chaotic sound of the Yangtze River outside Guazhou City......

His fingers stopped on the seal, as if noticing that the narrow edge was not tightly glued, and that it had turned up a tiny corner. The tips of his fingers hesitated, and he pinched the little horn with some impatience, tearing it lightly and heavily.

The wind blew the oil lamp on the table loudly, the waves made a loud noise, and the sound of the Cao River surging outside Guazhou City suddenly rose and fell, beating the heart bank heavily. The volatile, extremely restrained sound of the waves suppressed the chaotic waves of the Yangtze River, and the tips of the fingers slowly loosened the small horns and retreated with the undulating waves.

Qi Jieniang took the eighth letter in her hand, stared at the word "Chen" on the corner of the envelope, which was not handsome, but upright and slender, and was distracted for a long time, finally sighed slightly, still did not open it, put the eight letters in one place, and pressed them neatly into the package......

It was already late, just waiting for the first change, Qi Su Niang took the hot decanting soup from the shopkeeper, and the corridor sounded slightly floating and unstable, but hurried footsteps, and a slightly drunken voice sounded vaguely, "Sister...... Girl, I'm back......"

"Brother, drink the soup, rest early, Ming'er has to hurry back to Gaoyou......"

In the afternoon, Wang Dawhip led seven or eight older daughters-in-law of each surname to come over to visit relatives, Qi Su Niang hurriedly followed, put more than a dozen plates of dried fruits under the refreshment, and brewed the newly fried silkworm shell tea.

The women were gossiping while eating tea, Qi Qiang pushed the door in, saw the room full of people, was slightly stunned, and said with a smile: "Hello aunts." ”

Wang Dawhip's mother-in-law is Qi Qiang's aunt, and she is not taboo about anything, seeing his expression, she knew that her brother and sister had something to discuss, so she smiled and said goodbye to everyone.

Qi Su Niang made tea with boiling water, and before she could speak, she heard him say: "Sister, pack some things, the two of us will take Luo Laosan's boat together and teach you to walk the aisle." glanced at Qi Su Niang, "Whether you go or not, make up your own mind, with my brother here, don't be afraid of anything else." ”

Qi Su Niang was stunned, thought for a while, nodded and smiled: "I also wanted to follow, the benefits of farming are too small, and when the drought and floods come, they are all relatives and friends, and it is not good for me to collect rent." My brother is also impatient with this. ”

Qi Qiang looked at the neatly bundled twelve bundles of dried vegetables, twelve baskets of dried fruits, and ten pickled vegetable jars with yellow mud on the table, knowing that they were sent from various villages, he turned his head and smiled: "My sister is a cheerful person, and smart, you have a cottonseed and set four or six points?" ”

Qi Su Niang said with a smile: "Weng Daguan wants to collect rent money again, and he wants tenants to produce cottonseeds by themselves, but they are still three or seven open, how many people complain?" I produce cottonseeds, and the tree is mine, and if something happens, I can still stake it out, and I can still settle this account. After a pause, he smiled and said: "He and I each harvested 300 acres, and compared with me, after a year, looking at the harvest, he also has to descend." ”

Qi Qiang laughed, looked at this girl, the more he looked at it, the more he was happy, he shook his braids, picked up the hem of his clothes and sat down, and said proudly: "In the end, it is the Qi family, and my brother and I can calculate." You are willing to give it up, 300 acres of land, and 100 acres are recorded in the name of the actor, which is your private money. ”

When Qi Su Niang heard Chen Yan's name, she lowered her head and didn't say anything, she sat down slowly, raised her head and smiled, "If he wants to marry in the future, it's not good that the family doesn't have a foundation." Brother, if you find some money in the north this time, the 100 acres in your name and the 100 acres in my name will be transferred to him. ”

Qi Qiang nodded and sighed: "This stupid boy who is an actor, if you don't go down the official road, I will definitely accept him as my brother-in-law." Looking at Qi Su Niang, she said softly: "You are not yet thirteen, it's early, my brother will slowly find the most satisfactory one for you, regardless of your background, don't be rich or rich, just keep you to live a peaceful life." ”

Qi Su Niang smiled silently, buried herself in packing up the dried vegetables and fruits sent from the villages, and after a while, she said softly: "Brother, after I come back, I won't live in the Chen family......"

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